George Mallory – One man play December 27, 2012johndburns I’ve been reading a lot about the earliest attempts on Everest and particularly about George Mallory. I think it would make a great [...]
Mountaineering a unique link to our primeval past? December 25, 2012johndburns Last weekend I was alone in the Scottish mountains. At one point I was high on a narrow ridge of windblown snow with [...]
Lost on the Hills – A Confession December 16, 2012johndburns I wasn’t going to tell you about this but, after giving the matter some thought, I decided that, in the interests of [...]
Adventures with a Primus stove December 5, 2012johndburns Here, glorious full colour sound is my audio podcast about making soup on a primus stove. The outcome is, unintentionally funny but only [...]
Treasure in the Hills December 3, 2012johndburns Every now and again life just goes pear shaped. It happens on a fairly regular basis for me and I’ve no reason to [...]